Risk and Compliance Specialist - Global Trade

Palantir; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k plan with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Palantir's Legal Team seeks a Risk and Compliance Specialist - Global Trade to build and scale a global trade compliance program. You will guide ITAR/EAR implementation, draft TAAs, and oversee licensing, screening, and third-party risk across international operations.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams, manage complex investigations, and mentor junior staff while advancing Palantir's regulatory posture in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience on a risk or compliance team, including leadership of a function or workstream.
• Experience in a trade compliance role for a U.S. defense contractor or SaaS with ITAR-controlled products.
• Experience conducting KYC or third-party due diligence in a high-volume environment.
• Ability to draft and manage export/import authorizations and related contract language.

Responsibilities

• Manage submission of U.S. government trade controls, licenses, and registrations, including defense-related licenses.
• Provide regulatory guidance on ITAR/EAR implementation and maintain trade compliance policies and trainings.
• Triage export control incidents and adjudicate foreign national access to ITAR data.
• Conduct third-party due diligence and risk assessments across customers, counterparties, and suppliers.
• Coordinate cross-functional risk initiatives spanning export controls and sanctions compliance.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Export controls

Due diligence (KYC)

Cross-functional leadership

Policy implementation

Regulatory guidance

Third-party risk

TAAs & DDTC authorizations

Compliance training

Tools

DECCS

SNAP-R

ACE

Third-party screening software

Job description

A World-Changing Company

Palantir builds the world's leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

The Role

Palantir's dynamic Legal Team works to proactively address legal and regulatory issues as Palantir continues to drive and deliver positive impact in the world. As a Risk and Compliance Specialist - Global Trade, you will manage and scale a first-class, global trade compliance program. You'll be a key leader within our compliance function and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to address critical global trade compliance issues such as U.S. Munitions List (USML) product classifications and defense-related export licensing, including Technical Assistance Agreements (TAAs). You'll own implementation and maintenance of our trade compliance policies and trainings, and you will manage our compliance with applicable export license requirements. You'll serve as a main point of contact for forward-deployed engineering teams seeking regulatory guidance on ITAR/EAR implementation, export controls, access controls, and overseas operations. You'll also play a substantial role in conducting customer due diligence, supplier vetting and partner review to identify potential risks of doing business with third parties.

As a member of Palantir's Legal team, you'll be expected to deliver upon and balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with consistency. You'll also leverage your excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen, learn, and influence a global network of management-level personnel and stakeholders.

This position is ideal for someone with a desire to lead a business critical function, work independently to meet important business objectives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, and work collaboratively on strategic decisions that cut across our business and stakeholders. Above all, this position is perfect for someone eager to contribute to a dynamic and rapidly growing company that is solving some of the world's hardest problems.

• Manage the submission of U.S. government trade controls and customs registrations, authorizations, reports and license applications, including defense-related export licenses.
• Provide regulatory guidance to business and product teams on ITAR/EAR implementation, support the drafting or negotiation of trade compliance contract language, as well as maintain and update internal trade compliance (ITAR/EAR/OFAC) policies and training materials.
• Triage and respond to potential export control incidents and sanctions issues, including adjudicating foreign national access to ITAR-controlled data and employee access to such data during international travel.
• Conduct due diligence and risk assessments on third-party entities (customers, counterparties, suppliers) using range of compliance databases/tooling and public-record research.
• Support cross-functional legal and compliance risk initiatives spanning export controls, sanctions compliance, and third-party integrity, coordinating across internal stakeholders to address emerging business needs.
• 5-7 years of experience on a risk or compliance team, including experience leading a function or workstream
• Prior experience in a trade compliance role for a U.S. defense contractor and/or SaaS company with ITAR-controlled products, with hands-on experience drafting and managing TAAs and other DDTC authorizations,
• Demonstrated experience conducting KYC or third-party due diligence in a high-volume, fast-paced setting.
• Proficiency in DECCS, SNAP-R, ACE, and third-party compliance screening software.
• At least 3 years of experience working on a risk or compliance team.
• Must be eligible to access and work with US export-controlled and restricted materials, including ITAR, EAR, OFAC, and CUI.
• Expert knowledge and experience drafting and applying for export and import authorizations.
• Understanding of the overlap and distinctions between U.S. trade controls and U.S. Department of Defense CUI controls, and ability to assist with terms of use compliance for U.S. government-furnished CUI.
• Strong program/project management skills, including organizational skills and ability to handle projects with competing deadlines.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $100,000 - $172,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual's relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign-on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.

Benefits

• Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
• Employees are automatically covered by Palantir's basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
• Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
• Employees can enroll in Palantir's 401k plan

Life at Palantir

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In keeping consistent with Palantir's values and culture, we believe employees are better together and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week), allowing our employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity. Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for Remote work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles, you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.

If you want to empower the world's most important institutions, you belong here. Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.